RTD-CMOS pipelined networks for reduced power consumption

The incorporation of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) into III/V transistor technologies has shown an improved circuit performance, producing higher circuit speed, reduced component count, and/or lower power consumption. Currently, the incorporation of these devices into CMOS technologies (RTD-CMOS)...

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Authors: Núñez Martínez, Juan, Avedillo de Juan, María José, Quintana Toledo, José María
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2011
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/76623
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/76623
https://doi.org/10.1109/TNANO.2011.2157518
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Resonant tunneling diode
Nano-pipeline
Emerging technologies
Logic circuits
Power efficiency
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Summary:The incorporation of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) into III/V transistor technologies has shown an improved circuit performance, producing higher circuit speed, reduced component count, and/or lower power consumption. Currently, the incorporation of these devices into CMOS technologies (RTD-CMOS) is an area of active research. Although some studies have concentrated on evaluating the advantages of this incorporation, more work in this direction is required. In this letter, we compare RTD-CMOS and pure CMOS realizations of a logic gate network which can be operated in a gate-level pipeline. Significantly lower average power is obtained for RTD-CMOS implementations.